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Funding Resources for Assistive Technology
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Did you know you also may be eligible to receive services from the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services if you have a disabling condition preventing you from working on a farm or ranch?
What is Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services?
VR services are counseling and guidance with job placement. VR assistance includes other services that compensate for, correct or prevent disability-based barriers to employment or self employment.
What kind of services can VR clients get?
Eligible clients may receive vocational, medical or psychological assessments; physical and mental restoration to improve employment opportunities; vocational training; rehabilitation equipment and devices; equipment to operate a business in a self-employment case (such as farming); or specialized services for people who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible for VR services if you have a physical, mental or visual disability that keeps you from working and can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services. You must require
vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, find, keep or return to work.
What do VR services cost?
Some services, such as medical examinations to determine if you are eligible for services, vocational counseling and job placement, are always provided at no charge to you. You may be asked to share the cost of some other services, depending on your income and financial resources. Your counselor can provide a list of services available at no charge.
When can VR provide medical services?
When assistance is not available from another source, VR can provide diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments when these services are needed for clients to prepare for, get, keep or return to work.
What is the VR process?
There are six steps the VR counselor will assist you through:
1. application
2. evaluating your disability
3. determining your eligibility
4. planning your services
5. receiving your services
6. getting or maintaining employment
Ernest continues his elk, cow/calf, wheat and hay operation while overcoming barriers related to Parkinson’s disease, severe arthritis and back pain. The Oklahoma AgrAbility Project and the Department of Rehabilitation Services assisted Ernest with obtaining a tractor seat designed to absorb vibration from the tractor and increase Ernest’s comfort while he uses the tractor. Ernest returned to using his tractor with decreased pain and increased efficiency.

Funding Resources for Assistive Technology
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Did you know you also may be eligible to receive services from the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services if you have a disabling condition preventing you from working on a farm or ranch?
What is Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services?
VR services are counseling and guidance with job placement. VR assistance includes other services that compensate for, correct or prevent disability-based barriers to employment or self employment.
What kind of services can VR clients get?
Eligible clients may receive vocational, medical or psychological assessments; physical and mental restoration to improve employment opportunities; vocational training; rehabilitation equipment and devices; equipment to operate a business in a self-employment case (such as farming); or specialized services for people who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible for VR services if you have a physical, mental or visual disability that keeps you from working and can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services. You must require
vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, find, keep or return to work.
What do VR services cost?
Some services, such as medical examinations to determine if you are eligible for services, vocational counseling and job placement, are always provided at no charge to you. You may be asked to share the cost of some other services, depending on your income and financial resources. Your counselor can provide a list of services available at no charge.
When can VR provide medical services?
When assistance is not available from another source, VR can provide diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments when these services are needed for clients to prepare for, get, keep or return to work.
What is the VR process?
There are six steps the VR counselor will assist you through:
1. application
2. evaluating your disability
3. determining your eligibility
4. planning your services
5. receiving your services
6. getting or maintaining employment
Ernest continues his elk, cow/calf, wheat and hay operation while overcoming barriers related to Parkinson’s disease, severe arthritis and back pain. The Oklahoma AgrAbility Project and the Department of Rehabilitation Services assisted Ernest with obtaining a tractor seat designed to absorb vibration from the tractor and increase Ernest’s comfort while he uses the tractor. Ernest returned to using his tractor with decreased pain and increased efficiency.